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Lifehacker, Gawker, And Gizmodo Are Down This Morning
Darn … I like browsing the headlines before work, but I get a HTTP 1.1 error. Hopefully it’s temporary and not some evil plot against the Gawker network masterminded by Steve Jobs. UPDATE: Gawker and Gizmodo are down too. What gives?
How To Double Your Blog’s AdSense RPM
A few months ago, Joe at Dappered.com asked me to do a site audit to see if I could increase his advertising earnings. His revenue per 1,000 pageviews (aka. the site’s RPM or AdSense eCPM) was $1.74 in February — not too great. Last month, June, his RPM averaged out to $3.10 — not too [...]
The End Of The iPhone Era, Part 2
A little while ago, I wrote a few posts about Apple’s declining influence in the mobile market and how it will never win its battle against Google’s Android OS. I compared it to the Windows vs. Apple battle of a few decades ago, I brought up the overwhelming number of Android devices on schedule to [...]
Come On, PlayOn, Fix Fast Forward
PlayOn, the software that allows you to stream videos to you Wii, XBox, and PS3, has a serious flaw — fast forward sucks. And here’s what the site says about it: This is a tricky problem. Online realtime streams can only of course be downloaded as fast as your broadband connection and the content provider [...]
2,000,000 iPads Sold … And Apple Still Is Losing Mobile Market Share
Recently, Apple was pretty proud to sell a couple million units of their super-sized iPod Touch (aka. the iPad). But I think the real question is just how many Android phones are selling. Why? Android is eating up the iOS market share according to the latest reports. People will say the iPhone 3Gs was old [...]
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The End Of The iPhone Era
I wrote a post recently about how the Kyocera Zio would mark the turning point in the Android v. iPhone battle. Like a lot of my posts, I submitted it to Reddit, because I love Reddit. I didn’t convince everybody. iPhone buyers aren’t going to break their contracts and buy this lower-end phone. We all [...]
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The Kyocera Zio Will Be The Phone That Buries The iPhone
I like prepaid wireless. I like Google Android. I’m bearish on Apple and its future prospects. Android vs. Apple is Windows vs. Apple and it’s going to end the same way. The Kyocera Zio could be the last nail in the coffin. photo credit: Mads Boedker Face it — Android has all the good buzz. [...]
Google, Want To Sell More Nexus One Phones? Offer It On Boost Mobile.
When Google first offered its Nexus One phone for sale, it took a very different approach by not tying it to a specific carrier (though in reality is was essentially tied to T-Mobile). Unfortunately, T-Mobile already had a bunch of Android phones in its lineup (G1, My Touch) that the Nexus One had to compete [...]
What iPhone Users Can Expect When Switching to Google Android